Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher
Michael Dana Butcheris an American professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels from 1992 to 1995. He served as the pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006, for the Angels from 2007 through 2015, and he is currently the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 May 1965
CityDavenport, IA
brought feels good head shaking
I know what he's doing and I know he feels good. I know he's ready. He has the intangibles. He has a good head on his shoulders. He's athletic. He was brought up the right way. He has a lot of things going for him. You can see that from shaking his hand.
student teacher watch
I just watch guys. It's like, when the student is ready, the teacher will come. That's it.
arms developing excited forward good guys league looking major quality season seem work
I'm looking forward to having a good season with these guys and developing some quality Major League pitchers. I know we have some really good arms here. I am excited to work with them. They seem very excited.
changed word
I haven't changed anything. Change is a word I can't stand.
continue happy improve looking obviously results
I'm happy with what he's doing. Obviously the results aren't what we all wanted. But he'll continue to improve and that's what we're looking for.
again believe exciting good happen keeps positive results starting throwing
He's starting to believe in how good he can be. He keeps throwing like that, it's exciting to see that kind of stuff. He's very excited. It's exciting when you see results happen right away. It's positive reinforcement, and he got to see some results happen. Pitched (Monday). Pitched again (Tuesday). It's nice.
believe earned feet guy handle join level mastered mature wet
I don't really believe in a guy having to get his feet wet in the bullpen. If he's mature and he can handle situations, he's mastered the level he's at, by all means, he's earned the right to come up here and join the rotation.
arm exciting gift kid whatever
He's an exciting kid to watch. He has the arm and the gift to do whatever he wants.
dig exciting hope later life sink throw watch
It's pretty exciting to watch how it's helped. It's has some later life on the ball. When you have a sink like that, you just want him to throw it in there and hope they dig into the ground.
job kenny stick tremendous
Stick with what works. Kenny did a tremendous job with him.
ball looked nice smooth
The ball comes nice out of Shinji's hand, a nice smooth delivery. He looked good.
best run suggest
Suggestions. That's the best word. I suggest things to them. If they want to run with it, fine.
ball coming
For him, it's really about getting the feel of the ball coming off his fingertips. Once that happens, everything else will take its place.
believe dominate exciting game good keeps pitches starting stuff throwing
When he pitches inside, he can dominate a game with the stuff he has. He's starting to believe in how good he can be. ... He keeps throwing like that, it's exciting to see that kind of stuff.